DMN Blog: Officials breakdown

[WoodysGirl]

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Walt Anderson's crew will work Sunday's game between the Cowboys and Broncos. That crew has called two games this season with 35 accepted penalties.

Last week Anderson's crew worked the New Orleans-Buffalo game. The Saints were flagged nine times for 97 yards and Buffalo was penalized 12 times for 116 yards. Two penalties were declined.

Here's the breakdown:

False start - 4
Illegal touching, kicking game - 1
Roughing the passer - 1
Offensive holding - 3
Tripping - 2
Illegal block above the waist - 4
Intentional grounding - 1
Unnecessary roughness - 2
Unsportsmanlike conduct - 1
Face mask - 2
Ineligible man downfield - 1
Illegal formation (punt) - 1

I'm sure you noticed the tripping calls. Flozell Adams has been called for that once and fined for three infractions in the last two games. This would not be the week to try that again.



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[bootyhunta]

I was at the Bills/Saints game last week and a few of those judgement calls were brutal...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I can't stand Walt Anderson.

Brace for some really weird calls this week.

 

[Displaced Cowboy]

Maybe Adam would be able to find out this info, obviously a lot is being made of Flozell's tripping penalties, not only here but it seems like all over the media.

You have any idea how many tipping penalties have been called league wide?

 

[Dallas]

I can't stand Walt Anderson.

Brace for some really weird calls this week.

I agree. I think he and his crew are probably the worst bunch of officials in the whole league.

He is just flat out terrrrble.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I hate it when the refs aren't going to call a penalty, then have a conference and throw the flag like against Romo for grounding.

Even worse was what happened to us in 2005 in Seattle where the ref threw a flag for holding then they picked it up for no apparent reason and it cost us a TD.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I agree. I think he and his crew are probably the worst bunch of officials in the whole league.

He is just flat out terrrrble.

Yea, his crew had some very questionable calls in the Buffalo/Saints game. 35 Accepted penalties in just two games is freaking absurd.

We will win easy as long a the zebras dont screw us over.